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Getting your kids to eat healthy foods may be a battle, but it doesn’t have to be. With a few easy tips, you can make both you and your kids happy at meal time. Yes, food can be both healthy and kid-friendly. Let’s take a look at a full day of fun and healthy eating:

Start with Breakfast – Feed your kids a healthy breakfast by replacing those prepackaged cereals, pastries, and bars with something better. These processed foods contain lots of sugar and unidentifiable ingredients from biology class. That includes those so-called healthy breakfast or protein bars.

Instead, mix up a batch of whole grain pancakes at night and stick them in the refrigerator. Pop them in the microwave in the morning and serve with an assortment of smashed berries for toppings. Or, take whole wheat tortillas and wrap up a breakfast burrito with healthy food choices like scrambled eggs, cheese, and turkey bacon, or even make a fruit wrap. Tuck this burrito inside a parchment paper roll and you’ve got a breakfast-to-go that’s fun and healthy.

Time for a Snack – Kids typically will ask for sweets when they’re looking for a snack. Give them their sweets, but in a healthy way with applesauce and homemade oatmeal cookies. You want to make a batch of your own cookies so you can control the sugar, even substituting honey. Fruit roll ups that are 100% fruit are great ways to give your kids snacks without tons of sugar.

Sugary fruit drinks are easily replaced with fresh fruit juice. You can even cut the cost in half by adding water to the fruit juice and, if served over ice, your kids will think they got quite a fancy drink. Eliminate sodas by serving flavored tonic water with a fresh slice of fruit for garnish. Your kids will enjoy their fancy grown-up drink and never miss the soda.

Lunch is Ready – Whether packing a lunch for school or feeding your kids at home, you want something filling, healthy, and quick. Their day is busy, and so is yours. With a few lunch box tricks, you can have your kids well fed quickly. Just take a look at some of your kids favorite foods and make the same dishes with healthier ingredients.

Make a healthier batch of macaroni and cheese easily by using whole wheat pasta, skim milk, and low fat cheese. Your kids will fall in love with their new favorite mac and cheese; no boxes involved. If chicken nuggets are a favorite lunchtime treat, simply cut up chicken breasts into small pieces, roll in egg and milk, then crushed cornflakes, and bake in the oven on a cookie sheet until crispy.

Dinner Bell is Ringing – At the end of a busy day, your kids want a big meal. You can make a routine dinner of baked chicken, mashed potatoes, and beans, but that may not appeal to a youngster. Get your kids involved with the meal planning and see what they come up with. You want to look for kid-tested menus that you can make healthy.

A great place to start is with homemade pizza. Choose healthy toppings and let your kids create their own personal pizza. You can even use flattened biscuits or tacos to create individual pizzas so each child can have their own favorite toppings. Tacos are another fun way to let kids get creative. Choose healthy fillings like shredded chicken, low-fat cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and green peppers and let each child fill their own. Normally when kids can make their own meal, they are more likely to eat it; and like it.

Getting kids to eat healthy is all about having fun with the food. If you arrange healthy food in a fun way, your kids will eat it. Use a little extra thought and imagination and you’ll get your kids to eat the healthy foods you want them to eat. Put these simple tips to work for you today and watch your kids gobble up those nutritious foods…and like them!

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